# Competition Act 1998, Paragraph 39: Effect of consensual settlement on the amount of a claim


(1) Where loss or damage arising from an infringement of competition law is the subject of—
(a) a consensual settlement, and
(b) a competition damages claim by the settling complainant,
the amount of the settling complainant’s claim is reduced by the settling infringer’s share of the loss or damage.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) has effect regardless of the terms of the consensual settlement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/41/schedule/8A/paragraph/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/competition-act-1998/schedule-8A/paragraph-39
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